QOTD: "With the introduction of a new tax bill last week, the [California] Legislature has officially gone beyond parody. Seriously, I had to double check the quotations in the official press release to make sure someone wasn’t pulling my leg. The bill, A.B. 479, promotes gender equality by reducing taxes on tampons and diapers and then significantly raising them on one of the few escape mechanisms left for Californians — alcoholic beverages.

“There is no happy hour for menstruation,” said Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens and chair of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus. “Our tax code needs to reflect the fact that it’s not OK to tax women for being born women.” She added that “liquor is a choice and human biology is not.” At least Garcia recognizes the ill effects of taxation, but California’s tax code isn’t at war with biology — it’s at war with productivity and hard work." --Steven Greenhut